NBA set to enforce harsher penalties for transition take foul, make play-in tournament permanent, per reports

One of the most frustrating things to note about the NBA is that after a team escapes at a turnover, instead of going to a fast break and seeing a highlight dunk, the opposing team commits a foul and ceases ownership. .. It’s a momentum killer and removes some of the excitement from the action. However, things can change during the 2022-23 season. The league’s competition committee has drafted a proposal to change the process of migration. According to Chris Haines..

This change gives the offensive team one free throw and possession of the ball if the defensive team commits a take foul. The attacking team can also choose a player to throw a free throw, just as the G League would take a foul. According to Fred Katz.. Previously, if the opposing team committed a take foul, the attacking team was given the ball out of bounds, which would be a big change for the next season. Take fouls are commonly used throughout the league as a way to block fast break opportunities and are smart fouls from a strategic point of view. But it also relieves defense by stopping play. The Competition Commission, according to Haynes, will submit changes to this rule to the Board of Governors and is expected to be unanimously approved.

Another rule change we’ll see next season is around the bench de column.This is especially during the playoffs Dallas Mavericks.. Dallas was fined several times for violating the league’s bench decolum rules until the finals of the Western Conference. Mavericks were docked during the playoffs for a total of $ 175,000. This is because the bench player waits for the entire game on a regular basis and, in some cases, steps into the court during the game action. According to Haynes, the competition committee is considering heavier penalties for such violations, as fans complained that they couldn’t see while the players occupied most of the game during the playoffs. It’s unclear what these severe penalties are, but it’s clear that the league didn’t enjoy the lively benches of Mavericks during the postseason.

With the exception of some potential rule changes and high fines, the Board is also expected to approve the inclusion of play-in tournaments for future seasons. According to Adrian Voinaroski.. This is not surprising given how exciting the play-in tournaments have been in each of the last two years.In the first year of play-in, we Memphis Grizzlies When Golden State Warriors, Ja Morant and Grizzlies sent Stephen Curry and the Warriors to home packing.This past season with Patrick Beverley Minnesota Timberwolves Celebrated their play-in victory over- Los Angeles Clippers Just as they won the championship. Since its inception, play-in has made the task of making games towards the end of the season more important and has given more teams incentives for tanking, so it makes sense for the league to want to keep it. increase.